Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2016
From renowned artist Arthur Sheppard, we have a pair of attractive lithographs featuring 19th century boxing. At 26” x 33” and with image areas of 20” x 27”, each print pictures pugilists inside the ring, with throngs of spectators looking on. Entitled “Sayers and Heenan” along with “The Foul Blow”, each litho shows condition issues including creasing and fold lines, along with a few tears that start at the edge and travel inward. There are also a few areas of material loss. The titles are centralized beneath the images, with “Copyright by Arthur Sheppard” in the bottom left corner.
Painted in the 1930s following Mr. Sheppard’s esteemed career as artist, illustrator and set designer fir the Metropolitan Opera in NY and Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Both depict 19th-century boxing matches and the raucous crowds surrounding them. “Sayers and Heenan” showcases the April 17th 1860 Championship Match between American John Carmel Heenan and Tom Sayers of England. The outdoor fight, which took place in Farmborough, lasted 37 rounds and over two hours before finally being called a draw. The “Foul Blow” features an indoor bout (inside an opera house), and highlights the chaos both in and out of the ring following a debilitating foul blow landed against one of the contestants.
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